The Ruling on Visiting Fortune-Tellers and Believing Them
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Question:
Visiting fortune-tellers and believing them?
Answer:
This concerns the soothsayers. As mentioned earlier, visiting soothsayers is not permissible; it is one of the major sins. If one believes them, he commits disbelief. May Allah protect us from that. It is not permissible to ask them questions, even if one does not believe them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2230 even if he did not believe them. May Allah protect us from that; because it is a means to claiming knowledge of the unseen.
Visiting fortune-tellers and believing them?
Answer:
This concerns the soothsayers. As mentioned earlier, visiting soothsayers is not permissible; it is one of the major sins. If one believes them, he commits disbelief. May Allah protect us from that. It is not permissible to ask them questions, even if one does not believe them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted.
من أتى عرافًا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يومًا
Source
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